Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1887-01-26

ri A BUTTE MAN ABROAD.
. He Visits His Uncle. and Studies up Ne
Poker Rules.
DArrox, Ohio, January Is, 1ss7.-Thi
part of the country is all torn up over tn
= railroad accident that occurred near Tifdr
d Ohio, last week. It certainly wal ashastl
affair. People, good, honest. confiden
travellers, mangled and roasted to deaf
because one freight engineer got drunk, 10
this il the whole truth in q nutshell, ant
had it happened in our little Territory,
. almost goes without saying, that Mr.. En-
leineer would 'Never get drunk any more.
When a man starts out on q railroad
Journey he little dreams what horrors may
DefalI him ere his destination is reached
and it is about time these little affairs were
looked into and stopped, or the entire pub
lie are liable to boycott the railroads and
take to Walking. Ny sole reason for com
ing to Dayton was 10 visit my only surviv.
ing relative, q maternal uncle, Or. Reuben
} Riggs. Uncle is one OF the
INSTITUTIONS OF THIS TOWN.
a graduate of several medical colleges, a
well read man on any subject, we'll healed,
and rather disposed towards myself and
the twins. But he is eccentric, q little OF,
queer in his ways, hat the world calls q
crank" And cranky he is too ut times,
but a good old soul il you know just how to
handle him. Uncle lives in = little old
fashioned house on one OF the main streets.
and while the house is comparatively
worthless, no sum however great can buy
it. He claims that it is the luckiest house
in town. In the tiny front yard areseveral
immense catalpa trees, 8 O common here,
and on one OF these is a large and solemn
looking advertisement. Very large black
letters. plainly showing on q very white
board. The spelling ia q little odd, but
JUNGLE contends that in this lies his greatest
claim to genius, as monotony in spelling
shows the dullard, the ordinary mind. He
never has been known to spell the sam
word twice alike. This is how the
SIGN ON THE RI READS,
"Recd me. I am a dockturr. My name
is Riggs. l have published the cure of 100
who halve bean giving upp toe dy. Tha
ddd knot di. Thay liv. l newer loss a
case in the cittie. VIII elze kann sayy the
saul IN ~A6o A0
As you enter the little musty parlor you
will notice another sign very similar to the
one just described. 1t leans against the
wall, convenient to the door, M near a
small boy, who sits motionless in his chair
holding at his side a bass drum. Uncle's
house is on the main ~thoroughfare leading
to the cemeteries, and the small boy. whose
sight seems to be abnormally developed, is
paid to watch out for funerals. As q fun
opo o~a ~ cs~hk h4 @~a~n %hA l4~v /
seizes the sign in one hand, the bass drum
in the other and hurries to the curbstone.
There he props the sign against his knee
and loudly beats the drum to attract the |
attention of all passers by in the funeral
procession. This sign reads,
This is u Of my funeraile. It is mott
my pashient. I curr oil hoe follaw mic dy.
If oil dockturs wud du sew thare
woode be less funerulls. Browncheatus,
big neck and bigg head Cured. l ANN alb.
normis rapiens." And l sometimes think
he is.
BOwEN's POKER RULES.
The papers are making great ado over
Congressman Bowen, from Virginia, claim
ing that he is one OF the best poker-players
in this country, 1t is said that he plays
by rule, and is a real scientist in bis way.
Here are some of his rules:
1. Never bet on the first hand unless
you ave three of a kind or better.
2. Ii you v a pair and an ace hold on
to the ace in the discard.
3. Never draw to kings.
4. II there are more than two men in a
jackpot never have any confidence in any
thing but a full hand or better.
s. Never draw to q middle straight.
6. Never draw to a straight flush.
Z. Never break a pair under any circum-
|,
8. II your opponent, after looking at his
cards, drops them carelessly and folds his
keep out. Is
Q. Never take your eyesfrom your oppo- |
lent's face while betting, not even when I
up YOU chips. /
10. Never allow a pot to be taken in t
a call. g
Now these rules, according to Congress- t
nan Bowen's poker playing, may be all t
r., but would they fit in with the wild g
nd woolly playing OF the Montana "
Let Congressman Bowen come "
o Butte and play around a little with the s
{ he tried real hard he t
pick up a point or two that had got u
ost in the deal when he was making up his b
cientlfic calculations. Having bad some h
in poker playing myself, I feel
apable OF giving q little nd on the SUBJ
ct that l think will upset Congressman
owens plans a little. Let him read nv
and hump himself to better them, for n
not scientific they are scholastic, and don't
gu forget it.
L OF A MONTANA PoKERlsr. /,
/. Never play unless you can win. Ia.
z. Always get the other fellows Doodle. IT,
8. Never hold your cards with their ID
ces toward your opponent. he might see al
'em. ia
4. Never come in on a flush; a red-faced T.,
always looks like he was Dunk. H..
8. Never forget that four aces is a good ~
Ind to hold. The five aces seldom come al
1T. he
6. Never take your eyes from your op- tn
face, not even when you are steal
< his chips. 40
&. II you have two pairs and an ace, bet OF
them, they are good. as
g.: liyour opponent, after looking at his tn
rds, drops them carelesely on the table 70
I'd begins to whistle Where, oh where is in.
little dog gomez drop over in d fit. ad
* over the table and bust up the game on
will be money in your pocket. if
,: Make your bets slowly. If your oppon. dit
tls a good better, try to bet better. Bet We
bet a little cautious than to lose. TIRE
you win you are almost sure of getting s
ur money. or,
u. II you rake in a pot don't sling the frit
ke under the table and the pot behind the
bar. This looks as if you were ratified alb
d not accustomed to winning; put the ing
ze in the cue rack where it belongs and ed
ng the pot Carefully on the back Of your hal
lir. ma,
I the above rules are closely followed her
y enild who can read can learn to play sat
ker to win. | will send a printed copy ths
rules to Congressman Bowen, and let era
q have a chance to take me up on them att
e wishes. l don't think any OF my-
tie friends would go back on me when
ca me to betting on the results OF the
ne. Ar In
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SOUTH BUTTE. -
Pitcher observation-disclosures Social W
GOSSin. Fin